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LAWGENRL 444 : Contemporary Issues in Land Law

Undergraduate course

Project description

Study of selected contemporary issues in real property. Topics may include: legal theory of real property; the constitution and takings of private property; state regulation of private property; the law of public recreational access, particularly to the waterfront; indigenous challenges to Crown ownership and governance of land, including the beds of water bodies and national parks; the aims of the Torrens system; and implications of reform of the Land Transfer Act 1952, in particular relating to land covenants, fraud and exceptions to indefeasibility.

Year 2021

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Explain contemporary issues in land law (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 6.1) Critically examine land law in the social context in which it operates (Capability 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3) Demonstrate intellectual curiosity by making sense of developing concepts and topics, distilling themes and formulating probing questions (Capability 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 5.2, 6.2 and 6.3) Help, challenge and influence other students in positive, constructive and collaborative ways. (Capability 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.2) Demonstrate effective written communication and referencing skills (Capability 1.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1) Demonstrate a critical appreciation of contemporary issues in land law by making a scholarly and useful contribution to the property law literature (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)